Saipan Holdings Pty Ltd v City Gym Sydney Pty Ltd [2023] NSWCA 55

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Saipan Holdings Pty Ltd v City Gym Sydney Pty Ltd [2023] NSWCA 55 Hearing dates: 13 February 2023 Date of orders: 31 March 2023 Decision date: 31 March 2023 Before: Ward P at [1]; Gleeson JA at [168]; Simpson AJA at [169] Decision: 1. Appeal dismissed with costs. Catchwords: LEASES AND TENANCIES – Repairs, maintenance and alterations – Obligation to make good including repairs to leaking roof – whether the contractual obligation to repair required the replacement of the roof – whether the meaning of the terms of the contract were construed objectively by the primary judge – whether appellants were prevented from performing their make good obligation by reason of the respondent's refusal to grant access Cases Cited: City Gym Sydney Pty Ltd v Saipan Holdings Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 699 Codelfa Constructions Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority of New South Wales (1982) 149 CLR 337; [1982] HCA 24 Ecosse Property Holdings Pty Ltd v Gee Dee Nominees Pty Ltd (2017) 261 CLR 544; [2017] HCA 12 Electricity Generation Corporation v Woodside Energy Ltd (2014) 251 CLR 640; [2014] HCA 7 Fitzgerald v Masters (1956) 95 CLR 420; [1956] HCA 53 Georgouras v Bombardier Investments No 2 Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 741 Granada Theatres Ltd v Freehold Investment (Leytonstone) Ltd [1959] Ch 592 HDI Global Specialty SE v Wonkana No 3 Pty Ltd (2020) 104 NSWLR 634; [2020] NSWCA 296 Hepples v Commissioner of Taxation (Cth) (1990) 22 FCR 1; (1990) 94 ALR 81 Lillyman v Pinkerton (No 2) (1982) 71 FLR 135; (1982) 45 ALR 543 Mount Bruce Mining Pty Ltd v Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd (2015) 256 CLR 104; [2015] HCA 37 Secured Income Real Estate (Australia) Ltd v St Martins Investments Pty Ltd (1979) 144 CLR 596; [1979] HCA 51 Telstra Corporation Ltd v Sicard Pty Ltd [2009] NSWSC 827 Urica Library Systems BV v Sanderson Computers Pty Ltd [1997] NSWCA 326 Texts Cited: Croft et al, Commercial Tenancy Law (4th ed, 2018, Lexis Nexis Butterworths) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Saipan Holdings Pty Ltd (First Appellant) City Gym (Aust) Pty Ltd (Second Appellant) City Gym Sydney Pty Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: HK Insall SC with P Horobin (Appellants) JC Kelly with L Katsinas (Respondent)